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Alfonso, Cavite closes municipal hall, health center as COVID-19 cases spike

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<p>CAVITE — The local government of Alfonso, Cavite announced Friday the closure of the municipal hall, as well as the municipal health center after several employees tested positive for COVID-19.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/14/22/deped-suspends-classes-in-calabarzon-from-jan-17-29">DepEd suspends classes in Calabarzon from Jan. 17-29</a></li></ul><p>Alfonso Mayor Randy Salamat said 82 employees were tested positive for COVID-19.</p><p>“Upang magbigay daan po sa disinfection at contact tracing, sarado muna po ang ating munisipyo bukas,” Salamat said. </p><p>(The closure of our municipal hall is to make way for our disinfection, contact tracing.)</p><p>The vaccination rollout, however, will continue but only to those who have confirmed appointments.</p><p>“Wala po munang walk in sa bakunahan. Sa masisipag at minamahal nating barangay officials at BHWs [Barangay Health Workers] po kayo pwede magpalista para sa inyong pagbabakuna sa susunod na schedule,” Salamat said.</p><p>(There would be no walk ins for our vaccination. You can get listed through our barangay officials and health workers for the next schedule.)</p><p>On Thursday, the local government of Alfonso also suspended classes in all levels, both public and private schools, starting on Friday to Jan. 21.</p><p>Earlier in the day, the Department of Education (DepEd) suspended classes in all grade levels from Jan. 17 to 29 in Calabarzon amid the spike of COVID-19 cases in the region. </p><p>The country is facing a fresh wave of new COVID-19 cases most likely driven by the omicron variant. </p><p>On Thursday, Philippines confirmed over 34,000 new infections — the highest daily tally since the pandemic began. </p><div><strong> — Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>WATCH</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1887044" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The local government of Alfonso has suspended classes in all levels, both public and private schools, on January 14 to 21.